A special CBI court brought a huge sigh of relief to former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and several others in the much-anticipated 2G spectrum allocation scam case by acquitting all of them.

The trial in 2G spectrum scam started six years ago in 2011 after the court had framed charges against 17 accused in the CBI case for offenses that entailed punishment ranging from six months to life imprisonment.

Special CBI judge O P Saini pronounced the judgments in separate cases lodged by the CBI and the ED in the infamous 2G scam which rocked the UPA government.